MLB standings through games of May 16, 1972

MLB standings at the end of May 16, 1972

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. East
Cleveland Indians	23	14	9	0	.609		78	60	8-5	6-4	7-3	Lost 1
Detroit Tigers	23	13	10	0	.565	1.0	92	70	6-5	7-5	5-5	Lost 3
Baltimore Orioles	24	13	11	0	.542	1.5	81	74	10-4	3-7	5-5	Won 2
Boston Red Sox	21	9	12	0	.429	4.0	86	98	3-5	6-7	5-5	Won 1
New York Yankees	23	9	14	0	.391	5.0	67	79	5-4	4-10	4-6	Won 1
Milwaukee Brewers	21	6	15	0	.286	7.0	41	74	2-7	4-8	3-7	Lost 3

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
A.L. West
Minnesota Twins	23	16	7	0	.696		104	57	7-2	9-5	6-4	Lost 2
Oakland A's	22	14	8	0	.636	1.5	83	68	10-4	4-4	6-4	Lost 1
Chicago White Sox	24	15	9	0	.625	1.5	82	74	13-1	2-8	7-3	Won 6
Kansas City Royals	26	11	15	0	.423	6.5	77	74	9-4	2-11	4-6	Won 3
California Angels	25	10	15	0	.400	7.0	64	101	7-8	3-7	4-6	Won 1
Texas Rangers	25	10	15	0	.400	7.0	73	99	6-5	4-10	3-7	Lost 4

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. East
New York Mets	26	19	7	0	.731		100	91	12-4	7-3	8-2	Won 5
Philadelphia Phillies	26	15	11	0	.577	4.0	91	85	7-7	8-4	5-5	Lost 1
Pittsburgh Pirates	25	13	12	0	.520	5.5	116	113	6-7	7-5	7-3	Won 2
Montreal Expos	26	13	13	0	.500	6.0	86	107	7-6	6-7	3-7	Lost 2
Chicago Cubs	25	12	13	0	.480	6.5	115	84	7-3	5-10	7-3	Won 1
St. Louis Cardinals	28	10	18	0	.357	10.0	102	119	5-6	5-12	3-7	Lost 6

	GP	W	L	T	PCT	GB	RF	RA	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STRK
N.L. West
Los Angeles Dodgers	28	18	10	0	.643		114	67	7-5	11-5	6-4	Won 5
Houston Astros	26	16	10	0	.615	1.0	134	116	8-6	8-4	5-5	Won 3
Cincinnati Reds	27	14	13	0	.519	3.5	123	127	6-7	8-6	6-4	Won 6
San Diego Padres	28	12	16	0	.429	6.0	82	95	6-11	6-5	5-5	Lost 3
Atlanta Braves	27	10	17	0	.370	7.5	103	141	5-8	5-9	3-7	Lost 2
San Francisco Giants	30	9	21	0	.300	10.0	114	135	2-13	7-8	3-7	Lost 5

Today's scores and summaries:

Angels 4, A's 2 at California (night game):
Sandy Alomar and Ken McMullen hit singles and Bob Oliver tripled in the third inning when the Angels scored three runs to defeat the Athletics, 4-2. Mickey Rivers started the stanza with a walk, took third on Alomar's single and scored on an infield out by Vada Pinson. Oliver drove in Alomar with his triple and then counted himself on McMullen's single.

White Sox 2, Twins 1 at Chicago (night game):
The White Sox got combined five-hit pitching from Stan Bahnsen, Vicente Romo and Terry Forster to defeat the Twins, 2-1. The White Sox scored a run on singles by Pat Kelly and Mike Andrews and a sacrifice fly by Carlos May in the third inning and added a tally on singles by Andrews and May and an infield out by Dick Allen in the fifth. George Mitterwald, Cesar Tovar and Steve Braun singled in the sixth for the Twins' run off Bahnsen.

Yankees 3, Indians 1 at Cleveland (night game):
A single by Bobby Murcer for his first hit in 23 times at bat sparked the Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Indians. After hitting his single in the fifth inning, Murcer stole second and Roy White walked. Ron Blomberg doubled to score Murcer. White beat the throw home when Thurman Munson grounded to Graig Nettles. Rich McKinney then singled to drive in Blomberg with the third run.

Orioles 8, Tigers 3 at Detroit (night game):
The relief pitching of Doyle Alexander, who allowed only three hits in the last 8 2/3 innings, featured the Orioles' 8-3 victory over the Tigers. Alexander took over after Mike Cuellar gave up two runs on a double by Tony Taylor, triple by Aurelio Rodriguez and infield out by Al Kaline. Boog Powell led the Orioles at bat with a single, double and homer.

Royals 5, Rangers 0 at Kansas City (night game):
Making his first start of the season, Jim Rooker allowed only four hits and pitched the Royals to a 5-0 victory over the Rangers. The Royals' runs included two forced across the plate on bases-loaded passes issued by Jim Panther in the seventh inning.

Red Sox 5, Brewers 1 at Milwaukee (night game):
The Red Sox erupted for four runs in the 10th inning to defeat the Brewers, 5-1. Ray Culp had a 1-0 victory in sight until two out in the ninth when Darrell Porter homered for the Brewers. In the 10th, Tommy Harper doubled and, after an intentional pass to Reggie Smith, Danny Cater singled to break the tie. Rick Miller followed with a three-run homer to put the game out of the Brewers' reach.

Astros 6, Braves 5 at Houston (night game):
Jim Ray gained his sixth straight victory, all in relief, when the Astros defeated the Braves, 6-5. Ray, who took over in the eighth inning, ran into trouble in the ninth, loading the bases with one out, but rose to the challenge by retiring Hank Aaron on a fly and Earl Williams on a grounder. The Braves scored all their runs on three homers -- two by Orlando Cepeda and one by Dusty Baker. The Astros came from behind with two runs in the eighth on a single by Cesar Cedeno, triple by Bob Watson and double by Bobby Fenwick.

Mets 7, Expos 3 at New York (night game):
Although failing to last the route for the fourth straight time, Tom Seaver received credit for his sixth victory when the Mets defeated the Expos, 7-3. Seaver, in addition to being touched for seven hits, had a lapse of control and forced in two runs with bases-loaded passes before being lifted after 5 1/3 innings. Ron Taylor finished. The Mets decided the game with four runs in the second on singles by Rusty Staub, John Milner and Jim Fregosi, an intentional pass to Ed Kranepool, balk by Carl Morton and single by Bud Harrelson.

Cubs 8, Phillies 1 at Philadelphia (night game):
Rick Monday hit three consecutive homers, driving in five runs, to lead the Cubs to an 8-1 victory over the Phillies. Monday started his slugging with a three-run smash off Bill Champion in the first inning. He connected again off Champion in the third and then cleared fence at the expense of reliever Darrell Brandon in the fifth. After fouling out in the seventh, Monday completed his big day with a single in the ninth. Burt Hooton, who threw a no-hitter at the Phillies April 16, stopped them with three hits this time, with the Quakers' run coming on a homer by Greg Luzinski in the fourth inning.

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh (night game):
A homer by Hebner with two men on base climaxed a four-run outburst in the first inning and carried the Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals. Dave Cash led off with a single and Roberto Clemente walked. Willie Stargell doubled to score Cash. Clemente was out at the plate, trying to score on a grounder by Al Oliver, but Richie Hebner then hammered a pitch by Rick Wise for the homer that decided the game.

Dodgers 2, Padres 0 at San Diego (night game):
Bill Singer shut out the Padres for the second time this season and Duke Sims and Willie Davis each drove in a run to produce a 2-0 victory for the Dodgers. Bill Greif held the Dodgers scoreless until the seventh inning when Billy Grabarkewitz singled and raced home on a double by Sims. Bill Buckner singled in the eighth for his fourth hit of the game and scored on a triple by Davis.

[DH] Reds 4, Giants 3 (night game) / Reds 2, Giants 0 at San Francisco (night game):
After figuring in an unusual play that resulted in the winning run in the first game, Pete Rose drove in two runs with a single in the second as the Reds defeated the Giants in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-3 and 2-0. Julian Javier homered in the first inning to produce the Reds' first three runs in the lidlifter. Dave Concepcion walked in the eighth and took second on a sacrifice by Gary Nolan. The Giants then elected to pass Rose intentionally, but Ron Bryant's third pitch came close to the plate and Rose rapped it down the third base line to Jim Ray Hart, who was caught by surprise and fumbled the ball, allowing Concepcion to score on the error. Jack Billingham pitched the Reds' shutout in the nightcap. A single by Ted Uhlaender, walk to Darrel Chaney and sacrifice by Billingham preceded Rose's winning hit.